Quote by Lao Tzu

The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back…

— Laozi

The sage desires no desire, does not value rare treasures, learns without learning, recovers what people have left behind.

— Laozi

“Sages thought and taught, But men do what they want; Love, wisdom and tolerance won’t work at them, For they are great beasts of…

— Vinod Varghese Antony

“Therefore the sage knows (these things) of himself, but does not parade (his knowledge); loves, but does not (appear to set a) value on,…

— Lao Tzu

“The Sage desires only one thing, virtue, and he is cautious about only one thing, vice. He is the same in every circumstance because…

— Donald J. Robertson

“The sage does not accumulate (for himself). The more that he expends for others, the more does he possess of his own; the more…

— Lao Tzu

“For the wise man does not consider himself unworthy of any gifts from Fortune’s hands: he does not love wealth but he would rather…

— Seneca

“Therefore the sage seeks to satisfy (the craving of) the belly, and not the (insatiable longing of the) eyes.”

— Lao Tzu

“Truly they who know still know nothing if the strength of love be not theirs; for the true sage is not he who sees,…

— Maurice Maeterlinck

“The wise man desires nothing; he does not judge, he makes no plans, he keeps his mind open and his”

— Isabel Allende

“Therefore the sage, while he never does what is great, is able on that account to accomplish the greatest things.”

— Lao Tzu